Newswise — As the economy continues to toll heavily on the minds of the general public and the federal government works to provide relief, sociologists are examining the causes, consequences and long-term implications of the current economic crisis for Americans, corporations and government institutions.
Contact Jackie Cooper, the American Sociological Association's media relations officer, ([email protected], 202-247-9871) for sociological source suggestions related to the economic downturn or reach the following experts directly for interviews:
Investor Behavior, Fraud in Financial Markets, Investment ClubsEconomic sociologist E. Brooke Harrington is author of the "Economic Sociology" blog at http://contexts.org/economicsociology/ and has most recently investigated how individual investors respond to fraud in financial markets. She is author of Pop Finance: Investment Clubs and Stock Market Populism and is an expert on social identity and investor behavior, among other economic topics.
The Middle Class' DemiseSociologist Kevin Leicht is co-author of the award-winning book, Postindustrial Peasants: The Illusion of Middle Class Prosperity. Leicht's interests include the sociology of work, organizations and organization theory, social stratification and political sociology. He is currently studying state economic development programs in the United States.
Corporate Governance & FinancingUniversity of Michigan sociologist Mark S. Mizruchi is currently studying the changing nature of the American corporate elite, the globalization of American banking and corporate financing. He is author of a number of publications on corporate political action, inter-corporate relations and networks and industry consolidation in U.S. banking.
Wealth Inequality, Religion & Wealth, China Economic sociologist Lisa Keister is author of Wealth in America (2000), Getting Rich (2005), and the forthcoming Faith & Money: How Religious Belief Contributes to Wealth & Poverty. She studies how people save, invest and deal with their debt. She is also an expert on China's economy.
About the American Sociological Association The American Sociological Association, founded in 1905, is a non-profit membership association dedicated to serving sociologists in their work, advancing sociology as a science and profession, and promoting the contributions and use of sociology to society.
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